ua-tracer
by Paul Kinlan
trace j9A7D6r1
what does a user agent actually fetch, follow & run?
Trace j9A7D6r1
First seen: 2026-07-21 07:56:39.791 UTC
User-Agent: Mastodon/4.6.3+glitch (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mstdn.thms.uk/) Bot
Bot verification: Not a known bot (no IP-range check applies).
What this user agent did
Directly-referenced assets:
✗ fetched CSS
✗ fetched JS
✗ fetched image
✗ fetched font (HTML)
Document-level link hints:
✗ fetched favicon
✗ fetched apple-touch-icon
✗ fetched web manifest
✗ fetched preload
✗ fetched prefetch
Second-level follows (proves it parsed the linking file):
✗ followed CSS background-image
✗ followed CSS @font-face
✗ followed manifest icon
✗ followed CSS @import
Frames (does it descend into iframes?):
✗ fetched iframe document
✗ descended into iframe (loaded inner image)
Reporting (a report-only CSP is violated by inline styles; reports can arrive via HTTP headers with no JS, or via in-page beacons):
✗ sent a CSP/Reporting report (any path)
✗ delivered via report-uri/Report-To header (no JS)
✗ delivered via in-page beacon (securitypolicyviolation / ReportingObserver)
Social embed (Open Graph / Twitter card images):
✓ fetched og:image
✗ fetched twitter:image
JavaScript execution:
✗ EXECUTED classic JS
✗ EXECUTED ES module
✗ posted client timing
Server-side request waterfall
Every request the server received for this trace, in receive order. +ms is the delta from the
homepage request.
| Received | Δ | Kind | Method | User-Agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 07:56:39.791 UTC | +0 ms | homepage | GET | Mastodon/4.6.3+glitch (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mstdn.thms.uk/) Bot |
request headers (12){
"accept": "text/html",
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"accept-language": "en, *;q=0.5",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:56:38 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-5ba73f8b91b31a9684b2b8dd7f8100c6-09fe2a4f691b25b5-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.6.3+glitch (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mstdn.thms.uk/) Bot",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-5ba73f8b91b31a9684b2b8dd7f8100c6-3f1f1d30686bcc35-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-07-21 07:56:42.059 UTC | +2268 ms | Open Graph image | GET | Mastodon/4.6.3+glitch (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mstdn.thms.uk/) |
request headers (10){
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:56:41 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-66a4e34c30bae8c656c8feae88f14326-22a45edbc1143baa-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.6.3+glitch (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mstdn.thms.uk/)",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-66a4e34c30bae8c656c8feae88f14326-ae0a665b01f94a6e-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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